Crazy Cholitas Wrestling in La Paz

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On our last day in La Paz we went to see Cholitas Wrestling which was quite an experience...
It takes place every Sunday in an arena in El Alto.
Each new fight started to the tune of the Eye of the Tiger which we found hilarious.
The wrestlers were wearing colourful costumes and really put on a show with fake head butts and throws.
So fake, so silly. Especially when the judge got involved in the fight and clearly favoured one wrestler over another... What a theatrical spectacle!
And we weren´t quite sure what to think about the dwarf wrestler dressed up as Mickey Mouse whose partner was blowing fire all over the place... So bizarre. The audience were throwing popcorn at the wrestlers, and at times wrestlers were thrown at the audience. One Cholita got so mad that she grabbed an audience member´s bag and threw it!
The best part was when the actual Cholitas were fighting though. Such a strange concept. Women with traditional indigenous clothing, throwing each other around and fighting like men!

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